Dictionary of Domination

B&D:

bondage and discipline or bondage and dominance

BDSM:

A single collection of overlapping initials intended to identify three components of erotic power play - BD, DS, and SM at once.

Bottom:

umbrella term form the person in the scene who takes the submissive, receptive or masochistic role.

Brown Showers (BS):

using feces (scat) in an erotic context.

C&B or CBT:

cock and ball torture; intense stimulation of the male genitals more often associated with pain, bondage, endurance, etc.

Caning:

Use of a cane, a flexible rod. Very intense and leaves more pronounced marks.

Collar:

a band of leather, metal, cloth, etc. encircling the neck to signify a bottom role.

Consensual:

based on mutual agreement; not coerced; one of the three cornerstones of social SM play: Safe, Sane & Consensual

D&S:

dominance and submission

Dominance:

controlling and directing the scene

Dominant:

the person who directs the scene and issues the commands

Dungeon:

a room designed and decorated specifically for SM play. Also known as "play room" 

Endorphins:

A group of endogenous, morphine-like hormones secreted by the brain when the body is under unusual stress, which fit into the brain's optiod receptors and stimulate them to fire, producing tranquilizing and pain-killing properties that appear to help induce a sort of euphoria; some people report feeling a state of well-being similar to endorphin euphoria after experiencing intense sensations such as those associated with prolonged flogging. 

Fetishism:

eroticization of objects, behaviors, and/or body parts

Fisting:

insertion of hand or large part of hand into rectal, vaginal or oral cavity.

Golden Showers (GS):

playing with urine for erotic purposes

Heavy Play:

sophisticated or advanced activities or techniques used for psychological or physical stimulation that require special training for safety reasons, e.g. breath control, cutting, temporary and/or permanent piercing, branding, burning, electroplay: also play that is very intense physically and / or psychologically, as very intense pain, or very intense surrender.

Humiliation:

deliberate ego reduction for consensual erotic purposes, ranging from mild embarrassment to degradation; may be physical and /or psychological.

Immobilization:

rendering a bottom helpless by completely restricting movement through bondage.

Infantilism:

eroticization of being treated (or treating someone else) as a baby or a toddler. 

Limits:

boundaries of consent as negotiated between partners, including activities in which one person does not wish to participate.

Masochist:

a person who enjoys receiving intense sensation in a consensual, erotic context.

Medical:

scenes, examinations, procedures, and/or equipment, such as uniforms, enemas, rectal thermometer, catheters, sounds.

Mistress:

feminine title of respect accorded one who dominates or owns a consenting partner.

Mummification:

bondage effected by encasing a person in material, so that he is tightly restrained and looks like a mummy.

NT:

nipple torture, or intense stimulation of the nipples

Negotiation:

conferring and discussing to reach an agreement about what will happen in an SM scene regarding likes, dislikes, limits, health issues, roles, etc. 

Restraints:

cuffs, usually made of leather, that close around wrists and ankles and also, sometimes, around thighs, waist, etc.

S&M or SM:

sadism and masochism

Sadist:

person who enjoys giving intense sensation in a consensual SM context 

Safe Word:

word or gesture previously agreed upon for use by both Tops and bottoms to halt the action in a scene or a relationship.

Sensory Depravation:

using blindfolds, gags, ear plugs, hoods, bondage, etc. to reduce information available to one or more senses.

Service:

doing for another; the bottom for the Top, as an expression of obedience, respect, submission, devotion, love, etc.

Slave:

person who is consensually owned as property of another.

Submission:

volitional giving up of control and power: decision that one is not in charge.

Submissive:

person who gives up power and control in a scene.

Suspension:

a form of bondage in which a person is partly or fully raised off the ground.

Toy:

equipment used in a SM scene. aka, tool, gear, equipment

Worship:

adoring and / or loving a person, a person's body or body part, or a thing in a reverential manner - such as boots.